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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 32 to 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Kapuscinski, most Shahs in Iran's history have suffered what fate?
(a) Murder.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Madness.
(d) Leprosy.

2. How can Khomeini's living conditions be described?
(a) He occupies the former palace of the Shah.
(b) He lives in a modest apartment building.
(c) He lives in a grand, new palace.
(d) He lives in a dusty hovel.

3. Reza Khan was an officer in which military organization?
(a) Persian Cossack Brigade.
(b) Shah's Personal Bodyguards.
(c) Savak Secret Police.
(d) Allied Forces of World War II.

4. During Doctor Mossadegh's reign, where did Shah Pahlavi flee?
(a) London.
(b) Rome.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Johannesburg.

5. Doctor Mossadegh importantly nationalized which industry in Iran?
(a) Textile.
(b) Trains and railways.
(c) Oil.
(d) Military.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Doctor Mossadegh after he is deposed?

2. In Photograph 1, one of the men in the photograph murdered which well-known figure?

3. Who did Reza Khan root for in World War II?

4. Which city did Shah Agha Mohammed Khan famously order a massacre for?

5. Agha Mohammed Khan, during a massacre, ordered what fate for the children of the town?

(see the answer key)

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